Faerie Celtic Terms (to English)

Aes sidhe: The Supernatural Folk, i.e. the Faerie Folk
Aicme: group of five Oghams.
Airbe druad: "Hedge," a magickal barrier no one could pass through.
Aisling: dream. Vision.
Alban Arthuan: Winter Solstice.
Alban Eiler: Spring Equinox.
Alban Elved: Autumnal Equinox.
Alban Heruin: Summer Solstice.
An-da-shealladh: "two sights," the ability to see spirits.
Anam: soul, indestructable self. One does not have but rather one is anam. It is seated in the head.
Annwyn: the Under World.
Ategenos: rebirth after death into the Other World.
Awen: inspiration.
Awenyddion: inspired ones. Beltane: Irish festival of May 1.
Beo: living thing, life, livelihood, quick, alive, active, lively. One's physical body or true form. This can be shape-shifted into other true forms or be transformed by external magicks by others.
Bith: this world: the manifest multi-verse.
Blath: prosperity. The eastern realm among the Fifths.
Bodhran: "cow song," a drum.
Breaca sith: "faerie marks," the livid spots that appear on the faces of the dying.
Bricht: magick, the spoken spell.
Bri: strength, energy, vigor, merit, essence, natural talent. the power inherent within a person, place or object. It is the power of the creative intent that basically defines your existence. One has a limited amount of
Bri. See Bua.
Buabhaill: drinking horn.
Bua: victory, triumph, success, skill, talent, destiny. the earned power that can be shared, stored, increased or decreased. It is what develops from ritual, configuration, blessing, sanctification. One has an unlimited amount of Bua. .
Bwa'r Crach: "hag's bow," the rainbow leading to the Other World.
Caer: castle or fortress.
Cath: conflict. The northern realm among the Fifths.
Coelbreni: divination sticks.
Coiced: a fifth, one of five provinces of the land or cosmos.
Coirc: magick cauldron.
Corp creidh: "clay body," used as a magick poppet or spelling doll.
Craebh Ciuil: "the silver branch," or faerie shaman's magick wand.
Crannchur: "casting the woods," or divining by oghams.
Cwn Annwn: the hunting dogs of the faeries. Also called the hell hounds.
Da/n : poem, art, hymn, skill, gift, destiny, fate, talent, vocation, calling, treasure. A gift or talent intrinsic to a person, given by the Gods, unchangeable, which may either be expressed or not.
Deiseal: clockwise.
Dicetla: spells.
Dichetal do Chennaib: flash of inspiration.
Dli: binding principle, law. That which connects and binds everything, and is found in everything. Dryw: wren, or druid.
Duile: elements. Sometimes there are seven or nine duile in a Faerie Pagan's worldview. This list may include earth, water, stone, salt, sun, rain, cloud, stars and wind. Also du/il -- element (created thing), entity, creature, affection, hope, desire, fondness. An intrinsic quality of a person's form within the world, how one interacts with life. One's "mask" one's emotional attitudes or motives.
Eifeacht: force, efficacy, effect, value, worth, importance, meaningfulness, potency, success, capability, achievement, wisdom, sense, feats, avail, maturity, substantiation. The environment within which one acts; the powers outside a person that may be tapped into or interacted with. Emania: "Land of the Moon," where the dead went.
Eocra esci: "keys of knowledge," ogham sticks.
Feth Fiada: spell of invisibility.
Fey: faerie folk.
Fianna: a wandering band of warrior-bards led by
Fion mac Cumhaill. Fid-nemith, or fid-neimid: sacred grove.
Fidh, or Fiodh: "wood," or "tree." Used to denote the Oghamic characters and the Trees they represent. Fili (Filid pl.): poet bards. This Irish term most closely fits the term "Druid."
Fith-fath, or Fath-fith: a rhymed incantation to change ones shape.
Fis: learning. the western realm among the Fifths.
Forfidh: the additional five Oghamic Fedha which are used for dipthongs.
Geis (Geisa pl.), or Gwelt: prohibition against doing something, but at the same time a source of power.
Glainnaider, or Glain-nan-Druidhe: "Druids glass," a magickal amulet.
Glam-Dichenn: a satire.
Imbas: fire in the head. source of poetic/magickal/divine inspiration. I
mbas Forosnai: word of mouth wisdom.
Immrama: voyage or journey of the spirit.
Ingheaw Andagha: "Daughters of Fire," or the priestesses of the Goddess Brigit. Les: bag holding herbs carried by healers.
Lion na mna sithe: "Lint of the Faerie Woman," a healing herb.
Lorg: staff.
Lughnassadh: festival of August 1.
Mag, or Magh: a plane or field. Usually referring to the Other Worlds.
Marcachd shigh: "faerie riding," or the paralysis in animals caused by faeries riding them.
Miaran na mna sithe: "thimble of the faerie woman," or the foxglove.
Midhe: the middle of the Fifths.
Muince: a collar or torc. Muir: the sea.
Neladoracht: divination by clouds.
Nemeton: sacred grove or enclosure marked by a pillar or tree. Nemetos: holy or sacred. Nenadmim: apple cider.
Obaidh: incantation.
Ogham: the magickal faerie alphabet.
On-lay: a spell placed on a home, or other area.
Orth: spell.
Piastra: "lake serpent," or water dragon.
Piob shith: "faerie pipe."
Rige: soverignty. The middle realm of the Fifths.
Samhain: festival of October 31.
Sean-sgeal: folk tale.
Seis: harmony, or musical art. The southern realm among the Fifths.
Si/dhe: the Realm of the Dead, or the "Faerie Realm," or the Under World in Faerie Lore. Sidhe: faeries or other world beings.
Sidheog: faerie.
Slat an draoichta: "rod of druidism," or a magick wand.
Sli: path, passage, directin, means, manner, mode, way, distance, space, speed, measure, habit, will. The life-path one follows and the manner in which one follows it.
Taghairm: "spiritual echo," or calling up the dead.
Tais, or Taidhbhse: ghosts, or spirits of the dead.
Teinm Laida: understanding gained through the writing of poems.
Tiene sith: "faerie fire."
Tir: land. Used symbolically in names for the Under World. (i.e. TIR-nan-og.)
Tir-nan-og: "Land of the Young," or Faerie Land.
Tuatha De Dannan: "Children of the Goddess Dana," or the ancient Faerie Gods and Goddesses.
Tuathal: counter-clockwise.
Tuigen: feathered cloak.
Uath: poetic art. Well of
Segais: the ultimate source of information on the Other Worlds
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